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From Goodreads:
The moment Joan Castleman decides to leave her husband, they are 35,000 feet above the ocean on a flight to Helsinki. Joan’s husband, Joseph, is one of America’s preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent 40 years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop.
From this gripping opening, Meg Wolitzer flashes back to Smith College and Greenwich Village in the 1950s and follows the course of the marriage that has brought the couple to this breaking point — one that results in a shocking revelation. With her skillful storytelling and pitch-perfect observations, Wolitzer has crafted a wise and candid look at the choices all men and women make — in marriage, work, and life.
Rapid Rating: High.
Profanity includes 24 uses of strong language, around 20 instances of moderate profanity, about 5 uses of mild language, and 25 instances of the name of Deity in vain. Sex is referenced a number of times, including a flashback scene of two pages where a couple goes to a “swingers club.” A man has a number of affairs. Some drug use mentioned. Violence includes a fistfight.
